Star guilty of poaching antelope

One of India's most popular Bollywood actors, Salman Khan, was sentenced to a year in jail yesterday after judges found him guilty of poaching endangered antelope. Khan was found guilty of killing two blackbucks, a protected species, in the western state of Rajasthan in 1998. He was also fined 5,000 rupees (£60).

Lawyers for Khan said their client was "falsely implicated" and would appeal. He was released on bail. Seven other people in the case were acquitted. When the star arrived at the court, hundreds of his fans gathered outside, shouting "Salman zindabad!" (long live Salman).

Known for his appeal to ordinary people, Khan often plays underdogs who triumph against overwhelming odds. He is also out on bail for another case, after allegedly driving over four people sleeping on the pavement, killing one, in 2002.